D'Arrigo Leadership Program Center: Castroville Office
10550 Merritt Street
Castroville, CA 95012
By Reservation : programs@girlscoutsccc.org
Badge in a Box
All Badge in a Box kits will include the badge, most supplies needed for activities, and VTK tips!
ORDER HEREPick-up will be available at the following locations:
San Luis Obispo Program Center
1119 Chorro Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Thousand Oaks Program Center: Thousand Oaks Mall
350 W Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Santa Barbara Program Center: La Cumbre Plaza
3815 State Street
Suite G133
Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
Oxnard Program Center: The Collection at Riverpark
581 Town Center Drive
Oxnard, CA 93036
List of Badge in a Box Kits:
Daisy Mechanical Engineering: Model Car Badge 
With this badge in a box Daisy Girl Scouts will build a model car and test the friction of their car on different types of surfaces. Daisy Girl Scouts will also prepare for a car chase!
Supplies included:
- Marble - Wooden dowels - Construction paper
- Ping pong ball - Wooden wheels - Small cardboard box
- Paper - Clay - Toy figurine
- Crayons - Tape
Extra supplies that will be needed:
Optional: - yardstick or ruler (to measure how far the car travels)
- items to create a ramp
Daisy Mechanical Engineering: Roller Coaster Badge
This badge in a box gives Daisy Girl Scouts the opportunity to engineer their own roller coaster and see how different designs affect the speed.
Supplies included:
- Wooden spools - Tape
- Wooden dowels - Scissors
- Crafts sticks - Small paper cup
- Clay
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- items to create a ramp
Brownie Automotive Design Badge
Brownie Girl Scouts will find out how automotive designers come up with ideas for new vehicles with this badge in a box. Then, they will take the wheel and design their own car. When you earn this badge you will know how to design, sketch, and sculpt a vehicle.
Supplies included:
- Tape - Clay
- Pencil - Scissors
- Markers
- Paper
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- 2-3 bulky or awkward objects, examples: pool floatie, gallon of water, a pile of blocks
- 2 or 3 different things with wheels to move your awkward objects à examples: cart, wagon, skateboard, etc.
Brownie Inventor Badge
Brownie Girl Scouts have you ever thought about becoming an inventor? With this badge in a box you will find out how inventors work and how they make stuff and then become an inventor yourself!
Supplies included:
- Toy figurine - Envelope - Paper - Tape
- Notecard - Rubber band - Crayons - Construction paper
- String - Lined paper - Cardboard piece - Plastic tube
- Beads - Pencil - Yarn
Extra supplies that will be needed:
Optional: other random crafting supplies
Junior Business Jumpstart Badge
Do you know what makes someone an entrepreneur? When a Junior Girl Scout earns this badge, they will come up with an idea, get feedback on it, and pitch it to others – just like an entrepreneur!
Supplies included:
- Cardboard piece - Tape - Blank paper
- Construction paper - Crayons
- Yarn - Pencil
- Rubber band - Lined paper
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- Optional: additional materials to create a business prototype
Junior Mechanical Engineering: Balloon Car Badge
This badge in a box will help Junior Girl Scouts learn about air power and then create an alternative fuel car. After earning this badge Girl Scouts will know how to engineer a balloon-powered car and understand potential energy, kinetic energy, and jet propulsion.
Supplies included:
- Construction paper - Balloon - Wooden wheels
- Scissors - Tape - Clay
- Glue stick - Cup
- Push pin - Straws
- Pencil - Wooden dowels
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- 3-4 items that interact with air such as a hair dryer, bicycle pump, kite, etc.
Cadette Girl Scout Way Badge
When Cadette Girl Scouts earn this badge they will know how to use Girl Scout ways and traditions, that are a century strong. to make the world a better place.
Supplies included:
- Pencil - Trash bag
- Lined paper - Gloves
- Blank paper
- Tape
- Bag of Craft Supplies for Swaps
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- Optional: markers or crayons
Cadette Trees Badge
This badge in a box will help Cadette Girl Scouts learn all about trees: from the fruit to the forest. When Girl Scouts have earned this badge they will have gone to the root of what trees are all about- and branched out as a naturalist.
Supplies included:
- Pencil - Glue stick
- Blank paper - Construction paper
- Ruler - Brown paper bag
- Crayons - Tissue paper
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- Optional: crayons, markers
Cadette Space Science Researcher Badge
Cadette Girl Scouts will observe and explore light, deepening their understanding of the Sun, stars, and other objects in space. After earning this badge, Girl Scouts will understand more about the amazing properties of light and how to use it to make discoveries about the Universe.
Supplies included:
- Crayons - Blank paper - Feather
- Pencil - Cardboard piece - Fake leaves
- Scissors - String - Construction paper
- Ruler - Notebook - Pipe cleaners
- Glue stick - Cyanotype paper - Beads
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- CD or DVD to trace
- Shallow tub to hold water
Senior Business Startup Badge
Do you know what it takes to start your own business? With this badge in a box you will learn the skills to come up with a business idea, design a prototype, solicit feedback, improve your idea, and then create a business plan to pitch.
Supplies included:
- Pencil - Construction paper
- Blank paper - Lined paper
- Cardboard
- Pipe cleaners
Extra supplies that will be needed:
Optional: additional craft materials to create prototype
Senior Space Science Expert Badge
Senior Girl Scouts will explore light and discover what it teaches us about the Universe with this badge in a box. When Girl Scouts earn this badge, they will understand more about the Universe, their place in it and how light is used to make discoveries about it.
Supplies included:
- Blank paper - Notebook - Dried beans
- Crayons - Scissors
- Construction paper - Blank paper
- Pencil - Ruler
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- None
Ambassador Space Science Master Badge
Just like scientists and engineers, Ambassador Girl Scouts will explore, observe, design, and communicate their space science discoveries. When Girl Scouts earn this badge, they will understand more about space science and how they can be a part of NASA now and in the future.
Supplies included:
- Cardboard tube - Tape - Clay
- Wooden dowels - Pipe cleaner
- String - Construction paper
- Pencil - Notebook
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- None
Ambassador Entrepreneur Accelerator Badge
When Ambassador Girl Scouts earn this badge, they will have the skills to come up with a business idea, produce a prototype, identify their customers, solicit feedback, improve the idea, and then create a business plan to pitch.
Supplies included:
- Cardboard piece - Pipe cleaners
- Construction paper - Beads
- String - Notebook
- Rubber bands - Pencil
Extra supplies that will be needed:
- Optional: additional crafts materials to create a prototype
